What to get dad

No one deserves a festive token of appreciation more than your child's teacher. But if you are planning to give a gift, there's the tricky question of what to buy, and more importantly how much to spend. Too pricey and it could look like you're trying your had at some school yard bribery, too budget and you may as well not bothered. The trick is finding something useful and fun, and within budget, luckily there are plenty of options to choose from from pampering bath bombs to pretty potted plants. You can find more present ideas for the rest of the family - including dad and mum and the kids - in our full Christmas gift guides . Top Christmas gifts for teachers Here are a few suggestions to help spark your imagination - and they're all under £15. Unicorn pen , £5, Paperchase Because a teacher can never have enough stationery - and everyone should invest in any and everything unicorn-related. Festive bath bomb , from £2.50, Lush Who doesn't love a long soak after a … [Read more...] about What to get your kid’s teacher for Christmas – gifts they might actually like that don’t cost a fortune

A TOP judge has blasted a rapist who saw his attack on a sleeping woman as ‘lads' banter’.Judge Hilary Manley hit out at Daniel Dennis, 27, after hearing how he had raped the woman simply to ‘get one over’ on a friend who just romped with her in a rented apartment.Dennis had sneaked into the room while the 23-year old woman was with his friend Craig Flash and then hid behind a curtain before locking him in the bathroom when he went to the toilet.Although Flash was allowed back out, Dennis then waited for him to nod off before raping the woman as she lay asleep next to him. He fled in a change of clothing when she woke up to find him having intercourse with her.Dennis later claimed he was simply ‘cock-blocking’ - a slang term for an action intended to prevent someone else from having sex with a woman.He claimed Flash had stopped him having sex with a different woman on a previous occasion by walking in on them as they were getting intimate.At … [Read more...] about ‘Rape is NOT lads’ banter’: Judge’s angry blast after jailing fiend who attacked sleeping woman ‘to get one over’ on pal

BUSINESS tycoon Martin Gilbert has teamed up with his old PE teacher to get more Scots involved in sport.The co-CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen — which handles a staggering £660 BILLION of investments — has launched the Observatory For Sport In Scotland charity with Charlie Raeburn.Retired teacher Charlie first taught Martin when he was in first year at Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon School.They tell Chief Features Writer MATT BENDORIS why they’ve joined forces again after half a century . . .MARTIN once famously saved The Scottish Open from being nicked by the Swedes — now he wants to help other Scots excel on the international stage.The 62-year-old answered an 11th-hour plea in 2012 from then First Minister Alex Salmond to stop the golf tournament relocating to Stockholm. And that’s why he happily accepted another SOS call when his old school teacher got in touch saying he needed help kick-starting a new sports initiative.He … [Read more...] about Scots tycoon and teacher launch charity to get folk across the country active

A MUM’S genius parenting tip teaches mums and dads how to give their babies medicine without any hassle.Helena Lee, who works as an advanced nursery practitioner at the NHS, came up with the idea when struggling to feed her tot Calpol.The mum, from Feltham in south-west London, found it difficult to give her son Alfie medicine after discovering he had a high temperature.Even after trying techniques she’d used before on her older boy Harrison, now four, nothing seemed to be working.Helena said: “I’d tried giving him little bits at a time, squirting it all in at once, tried in the middle of feeds, I even tried a spoon but he just gagged or spat it out at me – he then wasn’t getting all the dose so it wasn’t bringing his temperature down.“It was then I remembered seeing this trick.”Using a syringe, she pushed the Calpol through the baby’s bottle directly into his mouth.After being successful, Helena took to Facebook to … [Read more...] about Mum invents genius trick to get your baby to take Calpol properly

A WOMAN took to Mumsnet to ask if it was acceptable to lie to get IVF provided on the NHS – and was slammed by users of the site.The lady, who goes by the username of LittleMissNew, explained that she has been desperately trying and failing to have a baby with her partner naturally.Her partner’s child, nine, lives with the pair and this has sprung up a moral dilemma when it comes to her qualifying for free IVF on the NHS.She explained on the Mumsnet thread: “I started going to the doctors saying we have been TTC [trying to conceive] for over a year she asked if we had any previous children living with us.“I said no, and she said ‘good’, because otherwise you can’t have IVF on the NHS if you do.“I know morally I’m being wrong but I desperately want a baby and we can’t afford IVF and to say that I can play parent to his DC [darling child] couldn’t be further from the truth, I have no say in what she does or doesn’t … [Read more...] about Woman asks if she should LIE to get IVF on the NHS… and Mumsnet users are fuming

KANYE West has been spotted wearing an outfit for the third time in a week – amid reports his wife Kim Kardashian is putting him on a “daddy diet”.On Friday the US rapper sported a dark denim jacket with a grey T-shirt and jean splattered with what looked like white paint – and he’d worn the exact same thing on Monday and Tuesday.The Gold Digger hitmaker was seen chatting on his phone as he stepped out to make a call near a spin cycle centre in Los Angeles.His laid-back outfit was not exactly the kind of gear he makes his models wear on the Yeezy catwalk.And the star’s weight gain was also apparent this week – amid claims wife Kim has put him on a strict diet as she wants him to look his best when their third child arrives via surrogate.It’s almost twelve months since his breakdown saw him hospitalised, and an insider told The Sun Online: “Kanye’s had a very tough year, and he loves comfort food like mac and cheese, fried … [Read more...] about Kanye West wears same outfit for the third time this week after Kim Kardashian orders him to ‘get six pack by Christmas’

PARENTS are sharing the amusing notes they’ve been sent home by their children’s teachers.We all know that teachers have to deal with a lot during a day’s work and looking after numerous kids can lead to some strange – and funny – situations.Often notes need to be sent to mums and dads to let them know what their little darlings have been getting up to.From the boy who tried to kiss his crush in the school canteen, to the pupil who was given detention for calling their teacher a “muggle” – it’s a wonder these tutors manage to keep a straight face.Here are some of the best…CHILD’S PLAY Hilarious photos show the precise moment kids were caught using their mum’s makeupPreviously, we revealed the outrageously cheeky notes parents have received from their children.Meanwhile you’ve got to hand it to these cunning kids whose hilarious fake notes to get out of school didn’t quite manage to … [Read more...] about From a worm in a pocket to a potty-mouthed poem… funny notes sent home from teachers show exactly what kids get up to at school

A GROUP of migrants moved from the Jungle camp to an Alpine holiday resort say they have one aim — to get back to Calais and into the UK.Afghan refugee Ali Hamazi and his pals were bussed 13 hours to the village of Champtercier on Thursday. Their group of 100 are among more than 8,000 sent to reception centres around France after the refugee camp was torn down this week.But as they hang around at a bus stop hours after arriving at the former holiday camp, they are already planning the journey to the place they really want to call home — Britain.Ali, 22, said: “I’d rather be back in the Jungle where there is a chance I can get to the UK, than here.“This might be a beautiful place for people to come on holiday but there is no work for us to do here.“I’m getting a bus or a train so I can get back towards the Channel and try my chances again.”Syrian Mohammed Mazib, 20, is asking locals how to get a bus to one of France’s big cities.He … [Read more...] about Migrants moved from Calais Jungle to beautiful Alpine resort in France… but they’re already making new plans to get to the UK

STEPHANIE Davis has insisted she won't be "pressured" into doing a DNA test by Jeremy McConnell as she plans to get the results in her own time.The Celebrity Big Brother star has always insisted her ex Jez was the dad but he sensationally claimed it wasn't his child and demanded a paternity test.Since Steph gave birth to baby boy Caben-Albi, there have been a slew of reports about who the father is with both Marnie Simpson suggesting Scotty T could be the dad and Steph's ex Joshua Ritchie hinting the baby could his.But Steph, 23, hit back and said she won't be "pressured" into rushing into a DNA test.Speaking to OK! magazine during her first interview since giving birth, she said: "My son is one hundred per cent Jeremy's baby - and a paternity test will prove it."Jeremy said a long time ago that I wasn't even pregnant, and then that he wasn't sure if he was the dad."He had to stand by that throughout my pregnancy."The 23-year-old said she will have the test done in due course and it … [Read more...] about Stephanie Davis insists she won’t be ‘pressured’ into a DNA test by Jeremy McConnell as she plans to get the results in her own time

AFTER beating prostate cancer, keen golfer David Hadley-Smith then persuaded 40 club pals to test for the disease.Incredibly, ELEVEN tested positive to prostate cancer and now claim they owe their lives to David. The 59-year-old said: “I had no idea about prostate cancer before I approached my GP with a bladder infection in 2013.“It’s only because that GP suggested having the PSA test, which screens for the disease, that I’m here today.“I was fit and healthy and thought I was bulletproof. I couldn’t have been more wrong.”Retired managing director David was given the bombshell news just before Christmas 2013 and had to undergo a radical prostatectomy to completely remove his prostate gland and the tumour.David, from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham has since made it his mission to raise awareness of the disease, which kills 10,900 men a year in the UK.Of his 40 friends who went to get tested, 11 were told they had cancer. Two of the men had to … [Read more...] about Golfer who survived prostate cancer persuades buddies to get checked and saves eleven lives… as UK prepares for Movember